Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Which is better for the money: Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA or Qwen3.7 Plus by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Qwen3.7 Plus
Qwen3.7 Plus vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning): 10.0% more intelligence, 28.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 201.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Qwen3.7 Plus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 22.9 | 25.2 | +10.0% Qwen3.7 Plus is 10.0% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $596.33 | $427.73 | −28.3% Qwen3.7 Plus is 28.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 15.29s | 46.10s | +201.5% Qwen3.7 Plus is 201.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.60 / $2.70 | $0.40 / $1.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- Qwen3.7 Plus is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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